Category GHG increasing

Rising global greenhouse gas emissions

Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are increasing, despite a decline in emissions within the most industrialized nations, including the United States, the European Union, and Japan. A Few More Details The global increase in GHG emissions is largely driven by…

Rich countries fail to lead the green transition

Despite their historical responsibility for past emissions and their still-high current emission levels, wealthy nations are failing to provide a model for significantly reducing GHG emissions. A Few More Details Wealthy countries are slowly advancing in the development of renewable energy and improving energy efficiency, as discussed further, but they have yet to develop a convincing model—based on affordable clean energy alternatives—for the rest of the world. In the US, the EU, and Japan, GHG emissions have declined somewhat over recent decades, but a significant portion of these reductions is due primarily to the transition from coal-fired power plants to natural-gas facilities, since natural gas produces approximately half the CO2 emissions of coal for the same level of energy generation.[1][2][3] The EU may have reduced its GHG emissions more rapidly, but only through a set of regulations that have controversially hampered economic growth and placed a disproportionate burden on low-income workers, as discussed in another section.[4] Full explanation: How the Economic System Impedes the Fight Against Global Warming. Original idea: Is It Possible to Completely Eliminate Taxes on the Green Economy?

COP21: failing to contain emissions

COP21 is not a solution in itself for nations; it establishes a benchmark of carbon reduction targets without prescribing specific economic methods. A Few More Details COP21 represented an initial and relatively modest step, with limited carbon-reduction targets, aimed at…